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they would face problems on apollo 10, problems that would be solved for apollo 11. most would be minor, but they would be solved. stafford, young, cernan. they brought to their mission enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility. even amazement. and through the means of color television they took us with them as they played their part in man's greatest adventure. >> we are go for a mission to the moon at this time. tom stafford reports they are go. we're coming up on the 22nd mark. t minus 20 seconds and counting. 17 seconds and counting. guidance internal. 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, we have ignition sequence start. engines on. 5, 4, 3, 2 -- all engines running. launch commit. liftoff. we have liftoff 29 minutes past the hour. >> staging lights up. >> roger. >> good ignition on the second stage. >> staging was quite a sequence. >> just like old times. it's beautiful out there. >> you guys sound ecstatic. >> man, this is the greatest job. >> apollo 10 was headed for its initial parking orbit around the earth. after the check out in orbit it was time for tli, trans lunar i
they would face problems on apollo 10, problems that would be solved for apollo 11. most would be minor, but they would be solved. stafford, young, cernan. they brought to their mission enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility. even amazement. and through the means of color television they took us with them as they played their part in man's greatest adventure. >> we are go for a mission to the moon at this time. tom stafford reports they are go. we're coming up on the 22nd mark. t minus 20...
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backup for apollo 8 became primary for apollo 11. you start to get those first hints they knew something was verbal special were happening there. >> why was neil armstrong the first man to walk on the moon, why was his designated? is. >> i'm not expert completely in that. i think it happeneded to be the rotation happened at nasa. they were confident in armstrong and aldrin and mike collins. fred hayes was the third astronaut on the backup crew. collins ended up flying on apollo 11. there was talk in my research they were considering sending the crew of apollo 8 as the crew of apollo 8 but that -- >> this tweet, mr. kurson, consider every one of us is tweeting on a computer device that's more powerful than the computers on the apollo missions. >> yeah, it's beyond belief. to see how they had to wire things, to see the memory, the amount of memory that they had at their disposal. jim lovell told me such a good story when they were training for apollo 8, in order to practice sighting stars because he was the navigator aboard apollo 8, h
backup for apollo 8 became primary for apollo 11. you start to get those first hints they knew something was verbal special were happening there. >> why was neil armstrong the first man to walk on the moon, why was his designated? is. >> i'm not expert completely in that. i think it happeneded to be the rotation happened at nasa. they were confident in armstrong and aldrin and mike collins. fred hayes was the third astronaut on the backup crew. collins ended up flying on apollo 11....
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apollo 13, apollo 14, and apollo 15. that was our mess. as far as site selection was concerned, that was the one that we didn't do right. the apollo 17 mission proved the rover we had taken was useful. even though it was used for apollo 15 and 16, apollo 17 was useful to allow us to go to the mountain range. a different crater in the south, have another look at the completely different crater, the use of the rover, it is better not to drive away from the landing spot for seven kilometers. seven kilometers was not a limitation of the rover. it was a limitation of the oxygen tank. they said, if one oxygen tank goes kaputt -- then they can -- if something breaks it then they can actually, two astronauts can breathe oxygen from one tank. that will take them up to seven kilometers of walking. therefore, we said that the jeep could not take them further than seven kilometers from the spot. there are limitations though. the human aspect, the human need. the apollo 17 mission, we were able to train them with images taken by apollo 15. we had fabul
apollo 13, apollo 14, and apollo 15. that was our mess. as far as site selection was concerned, that was the one that we didn't do right. the apollo 17 mission proved the rover we had taken was useful. even though it was used for apollo 15 and 16, apollo 17 was useful to allow us to go to the mountain range. a different crater in the south, have another look at the completely different crater, the use of the rover, it is better not to drive away from the landing spot for seven kilometers. seven...
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this was the primary purpose of apollo nine, the three-man apollo mission. jim mcdivitt, dave scott, rusty schweickart. three men to qualify this new machine to make ready for the moon. ♪ >> this was the most complex system never sent into space. first the saturn five, seven point 5 million pounds of thrust from its first stage alone. over 3 million working parts. then the lunar five, module, well over one million parts. and the command and service modules, over 2 million parts. >> 35 seconds and counting. >> march 3, 19 69, the countdown for the launch of apollo nine was underway. each piece checked out before launch. >> 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 -- we have the segment -- the sequence started 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero. all engines running. commit. liftoff. we have liftoff at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time. >> you'll go all the way, everything looks good. >> roger. >> and apollo 9 at five minutes, everybody is as happy as a clam. looking good. >> so are we. >> very good. >> once in orbit, it was still attached to the as four b. the third stage of the vehicl
this was the primary purpose of apollo nine, the three-man apollo mission. jim mcdivitt, dave scott, rusty schweickart. three men to qualify this new machine to make ready for the moon. ♪ >> this was the most complex system never sent into space. first the saturn five, seven point 5 million pounds of thrust from its first stage alone. over 3 million working parts. then the lunar five, module, well over one million parts. and the command and service modules, over 2 million parts....
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. >> president trump wasn't the 11'sone marking apollo 50th anniversary. a number of representatives spoke on the health floor. -- on the house floor. here is a short portion of those remarks. as chairwoman of the committee on science, space, and technology, it's an honor to stand before you today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. the morning of july 16, 1969, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin lifted ff from nasa's cape kennedy. that day, millions watched in 11 s nasa launched apollo saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. as president kennedy said in his speech at rice university in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. there is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. we choose to take joint leaps. we choose to know the unknown. we choose to lead into the future. on july 20, 1960, just four days after th
. >> president trump wasn't the 11'sone marking apollo 50th anniversary. a number of representatives spoke on the health floor. -- on the house floor. here is a short portion of those remarks. as chairwoman of the committee on science, space, and technology, it's an honor to stand before you today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. the morning of july 16, 1969, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin lifted ff from nasa's cape kennedy. that day, millions watched in...
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how about apollo 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and then apollo 8 circled the moon. what about apollo 9 and 10. and then another, neil armstrong, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind? who was run the the camera. and then for mike collins, i was drinking coffee and listening to music. what kind of coffee and did he play johnny cash, bob dillon and neil young? >> he's gone but i'll let our guest answer. >> he had the benefit of drinking coffee in space. they didn't have hot water to heat up coffee or food so they were eating cold food. but in the command modules one of the technologies that was introduced for the apollo program was hot water. it was lock warm but it was coffee. you can listen to the sound track from the apollo 11 mission. it's a -- it's an interesting combination of music. just google it and you'll find it. spotify has put together the list. it's fun to hear the music that they were listening to in space on that mission. i'm not sure what mike collins was listening to when he was onboard by himself, but he had a range of options. it's an eclectic mix of options. >>
how about apollo 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and then apollo 8 circled the moon. what about apollo 9 and 10. and then another, neil armstrong, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind? who was run the the camera. and then for mike collins, i was drinking coffee and listening to music. what kind of coffee and did he play johnny cash, bob dillon and neil young? >> he's gone but i'll let our guest answer. >> he had the benefit of drinking coffee in space. they didn't have hot water to...
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each of the apollo also had experiment packages for apollo 11. they had a smaller version because it was a smaller a shorter stay on the moon than the later missions. you can see it here and i'll just highlight one of the instruments that i like, which is the laser ranging retro reflector. and what happens here is that an observatory on earth can aim a laser at it and measure the amount of time that it takes the laser to reach the moon, the return back to earth. this was first done by the lick observatory. takes about two and a half seconds, but it can do is it can tell us more precisely the distance between the earth and the moon and how quickly moon is receding from the earth over time and for the 50th anniversary of apollo, it was used again. so they're sitting the lunar surface and can still use them to learn about the mn. so they rejoined afterhe their two and a half hours and longer stay on the moon they rein might collins the command module orbiting the moon. then they returned back to earth and the columbia command module entered the eart
each of the apollo also had experiment packages for apollo 11. they had a smaller version because it was a smaller a shorter stay on the moon than the later missions. you can see it here and i'll just highlight one of the instruments that i like, which is the laser ranging retro reflector. and what happens here is that an observatory on earth can aim a laser at it and measure the amount of time that it takes the laser to reach the moon, the return back to earth. this was first done by the lick...
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he mac apollo 11 houston, there is contact. >> apollo 11, houston to arrive standing by. over. >> apollo 11, this is hornet. he mac apollo 11 read you loud and clear. 130, 6915. 11 hornet copy 13301675. over. >> three, 30. nine, 15. [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] >> what was it we were really celebrating? three men who had done what no man before had done? a technological feet was believed to be on the realm of possibility? >> the fulfillment of an age- old dream? were we celebrating simply because it had been a long time since we had anything to celebrate? or, was this something that touched an ear rational unthinking instinct in the fall. in us all. [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] >> going to take a trip goodbye mother. goodbye mother, so long mother. so long mother. goodbye mother, goodbye mother earth. >> the treasure of the ages, stones from across the night. on rubbed by wind. unwashed by rain. scattered on tranquility. bombarded by solar particles from billions of years that unchanged in any other way, a moon rock is l
he mac apollo 11 houston, there is contact. >> apollo 11, houston to arrive standing by. over. >> apollo 11, this is hornet. he mac apollo 11 read you loud and clear. 130, 6915. 11 hornet copy 13301675. over. >> three, 30. nine, 15. [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] [ music ] >> what was it we were really celebrating? three men who had done what no man before had done? a technological feet was believed to be on the realm of possibility? >> the fulfillment of...
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or apollo 8? >> apollo 8, i'm sorry. >> a lot of it came from someone in the audience today, jill sandopolo. she and i were having lunch one day speaking about great yarns. great yarns that could work for kids and adults. the story of apollo 8 came up. my feeling had always been and has always been that when the great tale of american history, american space history is written, it will be apollos 8, 11 and 13 that are the true benchmark missions. we all know 11, the first footprints on the moon, but apollo 8 was the first time human beings left the gravity field of earth. we have lived for our entire existence as a species at the bottom of a gravity well of earth. we managed to haul ourselves out of the dirt, get aircraft in through the atmosphere, spacecraft around the earth, but orbiting the earth is sort of dog paddling in the local harbor. for apollo 8 it was the first time we sailed across the true deep waters of deep space, went to another world. and for the 24 hours those guys were there, t
or apollo 8? >> apollo 8, i'm sorry. >> a lot of it came from someone in the audience today, jill sandopolo. she and i were having lunch one day speaking about great yarns. great yarns that could work for kids and adults. the story of apollo 8 came up. my feeling had always been and has always been that when the great tale of american history, american space history is written, it will be apollos 8, 11 and 13 that are the true benchmark missions. we all know 11, the first footprints...
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the apollo. the peaceful cooperation between two cold war rivals was the first step in what's become a sustained relationship between the u.s., russia, and our international partners with the international space station. the last of the apollo missions , its lasting impacts reminds us even in times of warfare and global distress that space exploration is a unifying force of discovery, peace, cooperation, and diplomacy. beyond all his accomplishments, general stafford has also become a friend and mentor. to general stafford, all -- and all of those who contributed to the success of apollo, you inspired a generation and showed the world what is possible when our nation comes together to focus on an ambitious goal and in turn change the world in both foreseeable and unforeseeable futures. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. posey, for five minutes. mr. posey: thank you very much, mr. speaker. it's a pleasure to be here today to speak about the 50th anniversa
the apollo. the peaceful cooperation between two cold war rivals was the first step in what's become a sustained relationship between the u.s., russia, and our international partners with the international space station. the last of the apollo missions , its lasting impacts reminds us even in times of warfare and global distress that space exploration is a unifying force of discovery, peace, cooperation, and diplomacy. beyond all his accomplishments, general stafford has also become a friend...
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they faced problems on apollo ten. problems that would be solved for apollo 11. most would be minor. but they would be solved. stafford, young, they brought to their mission enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, even amazement. and through the means of color television, they took us with them as they played their part and men's greatest adventure >> that we are due for a mission to the moon at this time. they are go for a 22nd mark. 17 seconds and counting. 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, ten, nine. we have ignition sequence start. engines on four, three, two. the engines running. once commit, lift off. we have lift off 29 minutes past the hour. [noise] [noise] >> roger. >> good ignition on the second stage. >> that's quite a sequence >> beautiful out there. >> you sound ecstatic. >> apollo chen was headed for its initial parking orbit around the earth. after the checkout in orbit it was time for trans lunar injection. the burn of the espy four engine to send apollo tend to the moon. >> eli, i've or be is looking at. go. . . >> a peloton with a perfect burn was on its way
they faced problems on apollo ten. problems that would be solved for apollo 11. most would be minor. but they would be solved. stafford, young, they brought to their mission enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, even amazement. and through the means of color television, they took us with them as they played their part and men's greatest adventure >> that we are due for a mission to the moon at this time. they are go for a 22nd mark. 17 seconds and counting. 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, ten,...
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and apollo 11. we will see whether that is -- i won't see it, but that may either case. host: is it true that armstrong took of peace of the flyer with him? guest: he did. it's upstairs here today. -- neil's dedication was to the practice of flight. whether it is airplanes, rocket planes or spacecraft. the museum loaned him some pieces of the wright flyer to take to the moon to demonstrate that historical continuity. host: our conversation with john logsdon. he is author of "john f. kennedy and the race to the moon." founder of george washington university's space policy institute. thank you for your time today. we are there from the national air and space museum today as we talk about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the apollo 11 mission. we are doing this program in conjunction with our associates at american history tv today. if you go to our website, the wreck in history tv website not only can you see everything we have taken in for this event, but also want american history tv all we
and apollo 11. we will see whether that is -- i won't see it, but that may either case. host: is it true that armstrong took of peace of the flyer with him? guest: he did. it's upstairs here today. -- neil's dedication was to the practice of flight. whether it is airplanes, rocket planes or spacecraft. the museum loaned him some pieces of the wright flyer to take to the moon to demonstrate that historical continuity. host: our conversation with john logsdon. he is author of "john f....
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and apollo 11. we will see whether that is -- i won't see it, but that may either case. host: is it true that armstrong took of peace of the flyer with him? guest: he did. it's upstairs here today. -- neil's dedication was to the practice of flight. whether it is airplanes, rocket planes or spacecraft. the museum loaned him some pieces of the wright flyer to take to the moon to demonstrate that historical continuity. host: our conversation with john logsdon. he is author of "john f. kennedy and the race to the moon." founder of george washington university's space policy institute. thank you for your time today. we are there from the national air and space museum today as we talk about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the apollo 11 mission. we are doing this program in conjunction with our associates at american history tv today. if you go to our website, the wreck in history tv website not only can you see everything we have taken in for this event, but also want american history tv all we
and apollo 11. we will see whether that is -- i won't see it, but that may either case. host: is it true that armstrong took of peace of the flyer with him? guest: he did. it's upstairs here today. -- neil's dedication was to the practice of flight. whether it is airplanes, rocket planes or spacecraft. the museum loaned him some pieces of the wright flyer to take to the moon to demonstrate that historical continuity. host: our conversation with john logsdon. he is author of "john f....
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if an accident had happened aboard apollo 8, apollo 8 would still be out in space. host: joining us from pottsville, pennsylvania, good morning. thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. i am so excited about the program. i watch this, and the year after in 1969, when neil armstrong went on the moon, a woman came on the flight, she went into the control room, and all of the people in the control room have a recording of neil armstrong with a letter, and she got that recording of neil armstrong for $40, at that time, and ever since then, i have kept all of his clippings, everything from the newspapers, and now it turns -- i turn c-span on, and i'm hearing this, and i am all excited. i have my face right in the tv. i love it. thank you so much for everything you are telling us. this really brings back memories. host: rosslyn, thank you. robert kurson, your reaction. guest: well, i am as excited as she is, i have to tell you. it has that effect. again, i think this goes to something the inside our dna, this hunger we have to explore and to go beyond, it is something
if an accident had happened aboard apollo 8, apollo 8 would still be out in space. host: joining us from pottsville, pennsylvania, good morning. thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. i am so excited about the program. i watch this, and the year after in 1969, when neil armstrong went on the moon, a woman came on the flight, she went into the control room, and all of the people in the control room have a recording of neil armstrong with a letter, and she got that recording of neil...
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of apollo 11. that do not pan out to be true. >> going back to your earlier point, consider everyone of us is tweeting on a computer device that is more powerful than the computers on the apollo missions. >> it's beyond belief. to see how they had to wire things in the memory that they had at their disposal. jim lovell tommy a good story that when they were training for apollo 8 in order to practice siding stars, he would go to boston and work at mit and they would use a bright light on top of a building looking out from over the charles river. this is how primitive and rough things were at the time. very little computing power. the simulators were world-class. they look like objects that were designed by jazz musicians and painters and poets. it is so wild. they brought it together and made it work. >> when they turned, the commander here's what he said. >> esther president, i thought that we had experienced every minute emotional to men. i must confess that i believe that we are three grateful am
of apollo 11. that do not pan out to be true. >> going back to your earlier point, consider everyone of us is tweeting on a computer device that is more powerful than the computers on the apollo missions. >> it's beyond belief. to see how they had to wire things in the memory that they had at their disposal. jim lovell tommy a good story that when they were training for apollo 8 in order to practice siding stars, he would go to boston and work at mit and they would use a bright...
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and apollo 11. we will see whether that is -- i won't see it, but that may either case. host: is it true that armstrong took of peace of the flyer with him? guest: he did. it's upstairs here today. -- neil's dedication was to the practice of flight. whether it is airplanes, rocket planes or spacecraft. the museum loaned him some pieces of the wright flyer to take to the moon to demonstrate that historical continuity. host: our conversation with john logsdon. he is author of "john f. kennedy and the race to the moon." founder of george washington university's space policy institute. thank you for your time today. we are there from the national air and space museum today as we talk about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the apollo 11 mission. we are doing this program in conjunction with our associates at american history tv today. if you go to our website, the wreck in history tv website not only can you see everything we have taken in for this event, but also want american history tv all we
and apollo 11. we will see whether that is -- i won't see it, but that may either case. host: is it true that armstrong took of peace of the flyer with him? guest: he did. it's upstairs here today. -- neil's dedication was to the practice of flight. whether it is airplanes, rocket planes or spacecraft. the museum loaned him some pieces of the wright flyer to take to the moon to demonstrate that historical continuity. host: our conversation with john logsdon. he is author of "john f....
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the apollo. the peaceful cooperation between two cold war rivals was the first step in what's become a sustained relationship between the u.s., russia, and our international partners with the international space station. the last of the apollo missions , its lasting impacts reminds us even in times of warfare and global distress that space exploration is a unifying force of discovery, peace, cooperation, and diplomacy. beyond all his accomplishments, general stafford has also become a friend and mentor. to general stafford, all -- and all of those who contributed to the success of apollo, you inspired a generation and showed the world what is possible when our nation comes together to focus on an ambitious goal and in turn change the world in both foreseeable and unforeseeable futures. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. posey, for five minutes. mr. posey: thank you very much, mr. speaker. it's a pleasure to be here today to speak about the 50th anniversa
the apollo. the peaceful cooperation between two cold war rivals was the first step in what's become a sustained relationship between the u.s., russia, and our international partners with the international space station. the last of the apollo missions , its lasting impacts reminds us even in times of warfare and global distress that space exploration is a unifying force of discovery, peace, cooperation, and diplomacy. beyond all his accomplishments, general stafford has also become a friend...
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of apollo 8. brought to you by western electric, manufacturing and supply unit of the bell system. important news events. spacerica's greatest triumph, one of man's most remarkable achievements is the result of work of thousands of people with billions of dollars. we've seen, heard and talked a great deal of the sophisticated hardware, guided them so accurately to and from the moon and kept us in touch about their progress. the three men were the heart and soul of the mission, although their very human personalities tended to be submerged beneath their cool, supposedly functioning technical skills. many hopes and dreams about someday leaving his planet. in interviews, prior to the flight, they reveal how they felt. >> to be on the first team. i think friendly competition among groups, among nations, among people is always healthy. i think the competition which we have in space between the soviet union and ourselves is very healthy. i would like to be the first around. >> not saying the complete or
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apollo 7 had to be successful. the foreman of the mission had to answer his greed to beat the russians to the moon. he had no interest in exploration. andrews was approved disappointed not to test, but had a step towards the lunar flight. i was delighted. to me, this would be a mini lewis and clark exploration. we can explore the moon on the far side. it all came together on the early morning of december 21, 1968. i saw 360 feet below, the lights of the press vehicles driving in. suddenly, i realized, i'm actually going to the moon. all of that navigational training i had was for real. at 7:21 pm apollo 8 started its journey. there is a sign and there was a lunch. we were on a launch with this apogee to intercept the moon and 3 days. we entered lunar orbit on the dark side and the moon was nowhere to be seen. we continued to orbit and shards of sunlight started to eliminate the peaks of craters just 50 miles below us. finally, on the far side was painted in sunlight. we stared in silence as the far sight craters sl
apollo 7 had to be successful. the foreman of the mission had to answer his greed to beat the russians to the moon. he had no interest in exploration. andrews was approved disappointed not to test, but had a step towards the lunar flight. i was delighted. to me, this would be a mini lewis and clark exploration. we can explore the moon on the far side. it all came together on the early morning of december 21, 1968. i saw 360 feet below, the lights of the press vehicles driving in. suddenly, i...
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, visual contact. >> apollo 11, houston, standing by, over. ♪ >> apollo 11, apollo 11, this is hornet, over. >> read you loud and clear. our position. copy, hornet, any further data? over. [indiscernible] ♪ [sounds of band playing] ♪ [applause] [sirens] ♪ [applause] ♪ narrator: what was it we were really celebrating? three men who had done what no one before had it done? a technological feat that was believed beyond the realm of possibility? the fulfillment of an age old dream? worry celebrating simply because it had been a long time since we had anything to celebrate? or was this something that touched an irrational, unthinking instinct in us all? ♪ [parade music] ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ we are going to the moon together. pack your bags and jump into the car. going to take a trip to tell you where you are. goodbye, mother. so long mother. so long, mother earth. goodbye, goodbye, mother earth. so long, mother earth. goodbye, goodbye, mother earth. ♪ [silence] narrator: the treasure of the ages. stones from across the night. unrubbed by wind. unwashed by rain. scattered on t
, visual contact. >> apollo 11, houston, standing by, over. ♪ >> apollo 11, apollo 11, this is hornet, over. >> read you loud and clear. our position. copy, hornet, any further data? over. [indiscernible] ♪ [sounds of band playing] ♪ [applause] [sirens] ♪ [applause] ♪ narrator: what was it we were really celebrating? three men who had done what no one before had it done? a technological feat that was believed beyond the realm of possibility? the fulfillment of an age...
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thank you. >> go, apollo 9. >> we are at 29 feet now. >> copy. ♪ >> apollo 9, good to go. torator: the next maneuver, activate the springs which would eject the lunar module configuration from the s4b. >> you are go for a. go -- you are a go. we are separating very slowly from the s4b. >> sounds beautiful. next, the engine would be a to send it away from apollo 9. away from possible interference with their complex mission. >> apollo 9, houston. ignition on the s4b. >> on the way. just like a bright star disappearing in the distance. narrator: for the rest of the first and second days, apollo 9 would fly in this configuration. surfacens of the propulsion system would optimize the orbit for the coming maneuvers. these burns could be roughly correlated to the midcourse corrections of a lunar mission. then come on the third day, the crew cleared the tunnel connecting the command and lunar modules of the mechanism. this would open the tunnel for the transfer of mcdivitt and schweickart from the module to the lunar module. pretty much going to plan. apollo 9, houston is reading
thank you. >> go, apollo 9. >> we are at 29 feet now. >> copy. ♪ >> apollo 9, good to go. torator: the next maneuver, activate the springs which would eject the lunar module configuration from the s4b. >> you are go for a. go -- you are a go. we are separating very slowly from the s4b. >> sounds beautiful. next, the engine would be a to send it away from apollo 9. away from possible interference with their complex mission. >> apollo 9, houston....
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apollo 8 remained true to that pledge. gave us a new it look at the moon and a new look at ourselves. this is thomas j watson junior. >> it seemed probable that russia would make this flight before us and would make a move manning first, as well. what the apollo eight flight, it becomes obvious we have moved into the league. we can be thankful that the u.s. has shown the world that it cannot come was any task it decides upon. >> thomas j watson junior, chairman of the board of ibm. direct from the deep space tracking antenna in madrid, these pictures were passed along to the eurovision network. , westdon, paris, rome germany, scandinavia. they were seen in warsaw, prague, moscow. citizens of the world, winner of the nobel prize for peace, dr. ralph. >> apollo eight and those astronauts have given to mankind a new and limitless perspective in the universe. and to the earth and added dimension of proximity and neighborliness and the solar system. eightic flight of apollo in cracking the moon barrier demonstrates that man now
apollo 8 remained true to that pledge. gave us a new it look at the moon and a new look at ourselves. this is thomas j watson junior. >> it seemed probable that russia would make this flight before us and would make a move manning first, as well. what the apollo eight flight, it becomes obvious we have moved into the league. we can be thankful that the u.s. has shown the world that it cannot come was any task it decides upon. >> thomas j watson junior, chairman of the board of ibm....
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the spirit of apollo 8. every few years, the archbishop of canterbury summons the bishops of the anglican community to come to canterbury cathedral for a period of prayer and consultation. we gathered the last time in 2008. some 800 of us from every continent on this blessed planet. we gathered at canterbury cathedral and we prayed and we studied and we debated and discussed. with each day set aside for a particular topic of faith and life. one day was devoted to the church and environment. we were invited because we were bishops from every country on the face of the earth. to consider the impact of change of climate on our lives and cultures and world. many of the bishops from the southern hemisphere had a much more to say than we from the north and west. i remember bishops from tanzania, once spoke of looking up at mount kilimanjaro and seeing the snowcapped peaks. and now looking up the snowcapped peaks are not what they once were. bishops from zimbabwe, once the bread basket of africa, now the drought an
the spirit of apollo 8. every few years, the archbishop of canterbury summons the bishops of the anglican community to come to canterbury cathedral for a period of prayer and consultation. we gathered the last time in 2008. some 800 of us from every continent on this blessed planet. we gathered at canterbury cathedral and we prayed and we studied and we debated and discussed. with each day set aside for a particular topic of faith and life. one day was devoted to the church and environment. we...
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apollo 8. >> roger. we're going to see if with we can find -- [inaudible] >> paraphrase. >> the tee brief is to gather useful information after an event that might have gone unreported during the event itself. to draw conclusions. >> it was the night before hristmas in deep outer space >> a machine is said to be born when it first performs a useful function. this is the beginning of an achievement. 363 feet tall weighing under six and a quarter million ounds. Â capable of 180 million horsepower, the first engines came from louisiana. the second stage came from california, as did the third. they were proved for the mission in alabama. the vehicle destined to make the moon touchdown on a later apollo mission comes to new york. the guidance and navigation equipment within the narrow instrument grew in wisconsin was checked in massachusetts. electromechanical's within the command and service modules are from florida. display systems are from new hampshire. the spacesuits are from delaware. the mission comma
apollo 8. >> roger. we're going to see if with we can find -- [inaudible] >> paraphrase. >> the tee brief is to gather useful information after an event that might have gone unreported during the event itself. to draw conclusions. >> it was the night before hristmas in deep outer space >> a machine is said to be born when it first performs a useful function. this is the beginning of an achievement. 363 feet tall weighing under six and a quarter million ounds. Â...
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apollo 11, this is houston. you are go for tli, over. >> apollo 11, thank you. >> roger, out. >> apollo 11, this is houston. slightly less than one minute to ignition, and everything is go. >> roger. ignition. >> we confirm ignition and the thrust is go. >> apollo 11, roger. >> guidance looking good. velocity 26,000 feet per second. telemetry and radar tracking both solid. velocity 27,800 feet per second. narrator: through the window of the command module, the earth gently slipped away. >> apollo 11, this is houston. thrust is good. everything is still looking good. >> 29,000 feet per second, building up toward 30,000 feet per second. >> apollo 11, this is houston. around three and a half minutes, we are still looking good. your predicted cut off is right on the nominal. narrator: deep space tracking antennas a third of a world apart listened to apollo and spoke to apollo. as the earth turned, at least one of them would have contact with apollo at all times except when it passed behind the moon. >> 34,000 feet p
apollo 11, this is houston. you are go for tli, over. >> apollo 11, thank you. >> roger, out. >> apollo 11, this is houston. slightly less than one minute to ignition, and everything is go. >> roger. ignition. >> we confirm ignition and the thrust is go. >> apollo 11, roger. >> guidance looking good. velocity 26,000 feet per second. telemetry and radar tracking both solid. velocity 27,800 feet per second. narrator: through the window of the command...
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. >> apollo 11, apollo 11, this is hornet, hornet, over. >> apollo. clear. our position 1330. 16915. >> there they are! [ applause ] >> mission to crew. over. >> condition. 4,000, 3,500 feet on the way down. latitude/longitude, 1330. 16915. >> roger. copy. >> hornet reports spacecraft right on target point. >> splashdown. splashdown. this is the command module. >> roger. >> stable one now. stable one. >> your condition? >> our condition is excellent. we're just fine. take your time. >> all right. >> that was mike collins reporting the crew was excellent. >> astronaut is in the net. on his way up. command module. >> i have three astronauts aboard. switching power frequency. power frequency. >> hornet, understand. completed the decontamination in the command module. [ applause ] >> the elevator will take recovery one down to the hangar deck and where the crew will enter the mobile quarantine facility. this control center becoming jammed with people. i've never seen this many people in the control center at one time before. >> the apollo 11 plaque has be
. >> apollo 11, apollo 11, this is hornet, hornet, over. >> apollo. clear. our position 1330. 16915. >> there they are! [ applause ] >> mission to crew. over. >> condition. 4,000, 3,500 feet on the way down. latitude/longitude, 1330. 16915. >> roger. copy. >> hornet reports spacecraft right on target point. >> splashdown. splashdown. this is the command module. >> roger. >> stable one now. stable one. >> your condition? >>...
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apollo 12 would break out of the path. should a failure occur, a burn would be needed to get them home. >> 7, 6, 5. >> 3, 2, 1. >> [indiscernible] >> now they settled down to the routine of the outward flight. >> i'm trying all these things we didn't have, like shaving. i'm having a ball up here. >> roger. all dressed up and no place to go. >> oh, we are going someplace. we see it gets bigger and bigger all the time. >> then on november 17, they prepared for orbit around the moon. the left is not as apparent as our motion toward the moon. pete has the impression that we are going right into the center of that baby right now. >> ok, houston. we are maneuvered to the burn altitude. >> we copy that. >> we're beginning to go into darkness at this time. >> roger, 12. >> in fact, we are there. >> hello, houston. 12, you are go for l.o.i. >> burn checklist is complete. .i., lunar orbit insertion. the burn that would place apollo 12 into orbit around the moon. with this burn occurring behind the moon, there would be no communicati
apollo 12 would break out of the path. should a failure occur, a burn would be needed to get them home. >> 7, 6, 5. >> 3, 2, 1. >> [indiscernible] >> now they settled down to the routine of the outward flight. >> i'm trying all these things we didn't have, like shaving. i'm having a ball up here. >> roger. all dressed up and no place to go. >> oh, we are going someplace. we see it gets bigger and bigger all the time. >> then on november 17, they...
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but apollo 9 was not an orbiting laboratory. it was the third manned mission of apollo. and it was time to come down. the primary recovery area have been shifted several hundred miles because of weather conditions in the original zone. with the appropriate changes made to its flight path, apollo 9 made its final descent into the atmosphere. the crew took these pictures of the reentry and opening of the parachutes. ♪ narrator: the 10 day mission of apollo 9 had met all of its major goals. the ability to work and make a contingency transfer in the spacesuit and the plss had been proven. the capability of the module to fulfill its role in the exploration of the moon had been established. the flight of apollo 9 showed that we are indeed ready, ready for the next step in meeting what may be the most significant challenge of our time, the conquest of the moon. >> you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series atel america," saturday 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on "american history tv." to mark the centennial year of
but apollo 9 was not an orbiting laboratory. it was the third manned mission of apollo. and it was time to come down. the primary recovery area have been shifted several hundred miles because of weather conditions in the original zone. with the appropriate changes made to its flight path, apollo 9 made its final descent into the atmosphere. the crew took these pictures of the reentry and opening of the parachutes. ♪ narrator: the 10 day mission of apollo 9 had met all of its major goals. the...
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so after the apollo 11 apollo 11 astronauts landed back on earth, they were in for a few weeks to ensure they didn't bring back any moon germs. president nixon asked them to go on a world tour to represent the united states. i submitted this was an important part of the apollo program. kennedy initial proposal project apollo with a larger cold war context in mind and the ways that spaceflight would contribute to the united states geopolitical position. so sending dow starts on a world tour was part of this larger mission. and this is a wonderful artifact from when the astronauts visited australia. they did this global tour over 20 countries. they were given gifts and all the locations they went too and they gave gifts back as well. when they were in australia mike collins was given this boomerang, which was an artifact in the history of australia can flight. it is what the plaque says. also happen to be his birthday. he kept it and then fortunately the leader to the air and space museum. another example of the way artifacts connect people. the astronauts were connected to australia throu
so after the apollo 11 apollo 11 astronauts landed back on earth, they were in for a few weeks to ensure they didn't bring back any moon germs. president nixon asked them to go on a world tour to represent the united states. i submitted this was an important part of the apollo program. kennedy initial proposal project apollo with a larger cold war context in mind and the ways that spaceflight would contribute to the united states geopolitical position. so sending dow starts on a world tour was...
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we copy. >> apollo 11, apollo 11 eagle. over. >> the lunar module eagle was again given a thorough checkout to ensure the functioning of all systems as armstrong and aldrin prepared to seal themselves off from collins in the command module and for the two craft to pull apart. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. houston out. over. >> okay. it's go there. okay. flight controllers, going around the horn, going to go for undocking. okay. retro. >> go. >> guide. >> go. >> control. >> go. >> dell com. >> go. >> cap come, we are go for undocking. >> hello, eagle. houston, we're standing by. over. >> eagle, houston, we see you. over. >> roger, eagle is undocked. >> roger. how does it look? >> the eagle has wings. >> the eagle has wings. on its own now, but with columbia near at hand, it coasted around to the backside of the moon and there while out of direct communication with the earth it fired its engine to slow its descent to a touchdown on the near side of the moon. collins and columbia continued in orbit, awaiting their return. >> flight contro
we copy. >> apollo 11, apollo 11 eagle. over. >> the lunar module eagle was again given a thorough checkout to ensure the functioning of all systems as armstrong and aldrin prepared to seal themselves off from collins in the command module and for the two craft to pull apart. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. houston out. over. >> okay. it's go there. okay. flight controllers, going around the horn, going to go for undocking. okay. retro. >> go. >> guide. >> go....
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apollo 8 left. it exceeded escape velocity and gravity could no longer keep the spending on the surface. -- could no longer keep us pinned on the surface. on apollo 11, we arrived. neither went far or did much. but ben franklin asked what use is a newborn baby? apollo is a dividing line, putting our, for better or worse, into a new category. into the big leagues of planets. to me, that is what is the most significant thing about apollo. if you will permit me a bit of a liberation -- -- a bit of a liberation, the flight accomplishments, the major accomplishment was not the flight of apollo 11 but the 11 apollo flights. turning from the macro to the micro, turning to let the old mike, my concept of time has always been a bit strange. -- turning to lucky old mike, my concept of time has always been strange. i see a big grandfather's clock in the sky. the pendulum is not stop. it only moves once. it starts all the way to the left. that is you. too young to drive, drink, or have a steady girlfriend. th
apollo 8 left. it exceeded escape velocity and gravity could no longer keep the spending on the surface. -- could no longer keep us pinned on the surface. on apollo 11, we arrived. neither went far or did much. but ben franklin asked what use is a newborn baby? apollo is a dividing line, putting our, for better or worse, into a new category. into the big leagues of planets. to me, that is what is the most significant thing about apollo. if you will permit me a bit of a liberation -- -- a bit of...
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>> "apollo 8"?. >> my young adult book editor were having lunch one day what it would work for adults and kids in the story of apollo eight came up and my eighth feeling has always been a great tale of american history american space history uv eight, 11 and 13 better the true benchmark missions we know why 11 the first footprint with apollo 13 the great tale of survival but apollo eight was the first time he lindying is left the gravity field of earth. we have lived our entire existence as the bottom gravity well over as we've managed to haul our souls out of the dirt spacecraft out to the atmosphere that that his dog paddling and local harbor for the first time we sailed across the true deep waters of the space and went to another world and for 24 hours they were there they wereer creatures of another world it made all of the landing is possible to. >> what makes apollo eight m special? they know why apollo 11 was special but apollo eight was a dramatic shift in the of plan so what made that so spe
>> "apollo 8"?. >> my young adult book editor were having lunch one day what it would work for adults and kids in the story of apollo eight came up and my eighth feeling has always been a great tale of american history american space history uv eight, 11 and 13 better the true benchmark missions we know why 11 the first footprint with apollo 13 the great tale of survival but apollo eight was the first time he lindying is left the gravity field of earth. we have lived our...
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the spirit of apollo eight. every few years, the archbishop of canterbury summons the bishops of the anglican communion of which the episcopal church, of which this cathedral is a part -- to come to the theater for appeared of prayer and mutual consultation. we gather the last time in 2008 from 800 of us, from every continent on this blessed planet earth. we gathered at canterbury cathedral and we prayed and we studied and we debated and discussed. with each day being set aside for a particular topic of faith and life. one day, one day was devoted to the church and the environment and the world. and we were invited because we were bishops from every country on the face of the earth virtually. to consider the impact of change in our climate. on our lives and our cultures. and our world. many of the bishops from the southern hemisphere had much more to say then we from the north and the west had at the time. i remember bishops from tanzania. one spoke, as a little boy looking up at mount kilimanjaro, and seeing th
the spirit of apollo eight. every few years, the archbishop of canterbury summons the bishops of the anglican communion of which the episcopal church, of which this cathedral is a part -- to come to the theater for appeared of prayer and mutual consultation. we gather the last time in 2008 from 800 of us, from every continent on this blessed planet earth. we gathered at canterbury cathedral and we prayed and we studied and we debated and discussed. with each day being set aside for a particular...
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what is the purpose of the apollo 11 the mission? mr. armstrong: apollo 11 is man's first attempt to demonstrate the ability to go to the moon, to land there, and to return to earth. narrator: what are your responsibilities as commander of apollo 11? mr. armstrong: in general, the responsibilities of the commander are to make the on-board decisions whenever required, because i oversee the performance of, the duties of all the crew, including himself. in this particular case, i participate in procedures on board the spacecraft as well as oversee those of my fellow crewmembers, and the specific tasks that i am charged with the performance of include monitoring the launch, the manual climb of the boosters, should that be required, and taking my turn on watch and normal monitoring of the spacecraft systems in the command module. in the lunar module, i'm charged almost equally with the lunar module pilot in the operation of the lunar module systems and control of the vehicle during descent and ascent. interviewer: will you describe what will
what is the purpose of the apollo 11 the mission? mr. armstrong: apollo 11 is man's first attempt to demonstrate the ability to go to the moon, to land there, and to return to earth. narrator: what are your responsibilities as commander of apollo 11? mr. armstrong: in general, the responsibilities of the commander are to make the on-board decisions whenever required, because i oversee the performance of, the duties of all the crew, including himself. in this particular case, i participate in...